Applying to Rhodes

Acceptance Rate	SAT Median
49.68%	1,400

Rhodes College's acceptance rate is 49.68% for 2023-2024 admission. A total of 6,025 students applied and 2,993 were admitted to the school. Its acceptance rate is around the national average.

Rhodes's acceptance rate is the 4th lowest among 37 Tennessee colleges with competitive admission.

The median SAT score is 1,400 and the ACT score is 30 at Rhodes. Rhodes's SAT score ranks 2nd out of 29 Tennessee colleges that consider SAT score for admission.

To apply to Rhodes, recommendations and personal statement (or essay) are required to submit. The SAT and ACT score is not required, but considered for admission. In addition, english proficiency test score is also considered (required).

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Admission Statistics

For the academic year 2023-24, the acceptance rate of Rhodes College is 49.68% and the yield (also known as enrollment rate) is 16.14%. 2,653 men and 3,251 women applied to Rhodes and 1,204 men and 1,723 women students were accepted.

121 applicants who has another gender applied and 66 were accepted.

Among them, 215 men and 256 women were enrolled in the school (Fall 2023). The following table and chart show the admission statistics including the number of applicants, acceptance rate, and yield at Rhodes.

Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics at Rhodes
	Total	Men	Women	Another Gender	Gender Unknown
Applicants	6,025	2,653	3,251	121	0
Admitted	2,993	1,204	1,723	66	0
Enrolled	483	215	256	12	0
Acceptance Rate	49.68%	45.38%	53.00%	54.55%	-
Yield	16.14%	17.86%	14.86%	18.18%	-

Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2023)

Rhodes College 2023 Acceptance Rate By Gender chart

SAT and ACT Score Distribution

In 2024, 38 students (8% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 107 students (22%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees at Rhodes.

The median SAT score is 1,400 with 690 SAT EBRW and 710 SAT Math median scores. The 75^th percentile SAT score of EBRW (Evidence-Based Reading / Writing) is 730 and the 25^th percentile is 650. The SAT Math 75^th percentile score is 760 and 25^th percentile is 640 .

The median ACT composite score is 30 with 75^th percentile score of 33 and 25^th percentile score of 28 at Rhodes. The median ACT math score is 28 and the ACT English score is 34.

The SAT and ACT scores at Rhodes College are similar to the average score compared to similar colleges (SAT: 1,283, ACT: 28 - private (not-for-profit) baccalaureate college - arts & sciences).

2024 SAT and ACT Scores at Rhodes
	25^th Percentile	50^th Percentile (Median)	75^th Percentile
SAT Total	1290	1400	1490
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing	650	690	730
SAT Math	640	710	760
ACT Composite	28	30	33
ACT Math	26	28	31
ACT English	30	34	35

Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2023)

Rhodes College 2023 SAT and ACT Score Chart

First-year Enrollment by Gender and Enrolled Type

For the academic year 2023-24, total 483 first-year students enrolled in Rhodes. The proportion of full-time students is 99.79% and part-time students is 0.21%.

By gender, the proportion of men students is 44.51% and women students is 53.00%. 2.48% of students has another gender.

The following table and chart visualize the first-year students by gender and enrolled type at Rhodes.

First-Year Students by Gender and Enrolled Type at Rhodes
	Total	Men	Women	Another Gender
Total	483	215	256	12
Full-time	482	215	255	12
Part-time	1	0	1	0

Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2023)

Application Requirements

It requires to submit High School GPA, High School Record (or Transcript), Completion of College Preparatory Program, Recommendations, English Proficiency Test, and Personal statement or essay to its applicants.

The SAT and ACT test score is not reqired, but considered in admission process at Rhodes. The english proficiency test is reqired .

The next table summarizes the application requirements to apply Rhodes College.

For more admission information such as minimum GPA and deadlines, see its online application page .

Rhodes Admission Requirements
High School GPA	Required
High School Rank	Considered, if submitted
High School Record (or Transcript)	Required
Completion of College Preparatory Program	Required
Recommendations	Required
Formal Demonstration of Competencies	Considered, if submitted
SAT / ACT	Considered, if submitted
English Proficiency Test	Required
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)	Not Considered
Work experience	Considered, if submitted
Personal statement or essay	Required
Legacy status	Considered, if submitted

General Admissions Information

The next table provides general admission information for applying to Rhodes.

Admission Information for Applying to Rhodes
Open Admission Policy	No
Admission Information	www.rhodes.edu/admission/
Online Application	www.rhodes.edu/content/apply-rhodes
Calendar System	Semester
Course for High School Students	Not Offered
Credits Accepted	Advanced placement (AP) Credits
Degree Offered	Bachelor, Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master

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